Song Reviews
Find reviews for Buddy's most sought-after songs. If you're looking for an introduction to his work, here's a good place to start.
All Music Guide: Buddy Holly: That'll Be the Day
John Wayne would probably have been outraged had he known his swaggering delivery of a memorable line from John Ford's classic movie The Searchers inspired a pair of Lubbock, TX, lads to write a heathen piece of rock & roll by the same title.
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All Music Guide: Peggy Sue
Throbbing paradiddles by innovative drummer Jerry Allison propelling it onward like a skyrocket, "Peggy Sue" stands as one of Buddy Holly's crowning achievements during a tragically truncated career.
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All Music Guide: I'm Gonna Love You Too
The Holly version of "I'm Gonna Love You Too" is notable for the genesis of an apocryphal story about how the band name the Crickets came about.
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All Music Guide: Well...All Right
Although it might seem like "Well...All Right" is too idiosyncratic to spin off successful cover versions, Blind Faith made one a highlight of their sole (and chart-topping) album in 1969.
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All Music Guide: It's So Easy
Surely the greatest Buddy Holly & the Crickets record never to pierce the hit parade, "It's So Easy" is essential to Holly's hallowed legacy nonetheless.
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